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Steam pairing guide

Important

We currently support pairing Steam using these browsers:

If you already have one of them installed, you can ignore this.

During pairing, please enable your Steam accelerator (if you need one), otherwise Steam login may fail.

Step 1: Install the browser extension​

You need to install the extension to obtain Rust credentials. We support Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

We couldn’t detect your browser type. Please choose your browser:

Other browser downloads

Click “Get” in the store​

Get Rust Credential Helper from the browser extension store

Confirm “Add extension”​

Confirm adding the Rust Credential Helper extension

Prerequisites

Before continuing, make sure you have:

  • Signed up
  • Logged in

If not, go back to the sign-up & login guide.

Step 2: Pair with Steam​

Security statement

Protecting your Steam account is our commitment

  • The login happens on Steam’s official pages—you authenticate directly with Steam
  • The extension is only used to (after you authorize) securely receive a temporary auth.Token generated by Rust and issued via Steam
  • This token is only used to complete the game-server pairing; it does not grant account access by itself
  • Your login credentials are handled by Steam end-to-end; we do not have access to them

Step 2.1: Open the Rust+ pairing page​

After the extension is installed, open the Rust+ pairing page.

Then follow the instructions and click Sign in through Steam.

Rust+ Companion pairing page - click Sign in through Steam

Step 2.2: Sign in to Steam​

Click to sign in. If this is not your game account, switch your Steam account here first.

Steam login page - enter your Steam account and password

After you finish, you’ll briefly see a welcome page and then be redirected to the token page.

Rust+ Companion welcome page - redirecting to token page

Step 2.3: Finish pairing​

After redirecting successfully, click Go to dashboard and set token automatically.

Token acquired - click to go to dashboard and set token automatically

Paired

Congrats! You’ve successfully bound Steam to Rust Toolbox.